A great group of adventure stories of high interest to boys. Age 7-13+, Homeschool, classroom, or a family who loves to read. Some vintage but in very good condition.
Doctor Dolittle doesn't understand people, but he can talk to animals. His very best friends include a duck, a dog, a pig, and a parrot, and he has more pets than his house will fit! Doctor Dolittle would do anything for his animal friends. But when the monkeys get sick, can he save them in time?
- Doctor Dolittle, fully illustrated and adapted, 2014, Brandon Publishing, Reading level 3.6, age 7+
- Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures, 1952, Selected and Edited by Weekly Reader Book Club, hardcover, some marks inside front cover, light cover wear,
- Doctor Dolittle retold from Hugh Lofting, 2004, Scholastic Junior Classic,
Robin Hood and his band of men are outlaws who live in Sherwood forest and fight injustice Whatever they take from the rich, they give right back to the poor! But the Sheriff of Nottingham does not appreciate Robin Hood's good will. He has sworn to destroy him at all costs! Join Robin Hood on his many legendary escapades and see justice and bravery prevail.
- The Adventures of Robin Hood, Treasury of Illustrated Classics, Howard Pyle, 2004, hardcover, light cover wear, name covered up inside front cover.
- The Adventures of Robin Hood, Treasury of Illustrated Classics, Howard Pyle, 2004, hardcover, like new.
- Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest, Ann McGovern, paperback, 1968, like new. Reading level 4, Age 9-13
With the Mississippi River right at his back door and friends who are willing to try anything, Tom Sawyer can't seem to resist a good adventure!
- Tom Sawyer, Treasury of Illustrated Classics, hardcover, like new, 2014.
This is the legend of William Tell and his brave son Walter. Together they fought in a dangerous time to bring freedom to their land.
- The Apple and the Arrow, the legend of William Tell, Newbery Honor book, Mary and Conrad Buff, paperback, 1951, like new.
Joe Bronson runs away to sea only to discover that the boat he is on is little more than a pirate ship and that his fellow crew-members are planning a violent robbery.
- The Cruise of the 'Dazzler', Treasury of Children's Classics, Jack London, hardcover, 1980, like new. Age 9-13+
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Ishmael, a young school teacher, signs up on a whaling ship captained by the mysterious Ahab to seek adventure. It's a hair-raising whale hunt where Ishamel's search for adventure turns into a desperate wish to survive.
- Moby Dick, a specially adapted version by Shirley Bogart, Great Illustrated Classics, HC, 1990, illustrated Pablo Marcus Studios, large east-to-read print, like new.
- Moby Dick, retold by Janet Nicola Tufts, 1995, Landoll Inc.,USA, PB, very good condition, very light cover wear
A timeless tale of friendship and adventure shows us a boy coming of age and learning about life when Huckleberry Finn escapes from his evil, drunken father, befriends Jim, a runaway slave, and together they float on a rft down the MIssissippi river.
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, HC, 1990, Great Illustrated Classics, specially adapted version by Deidre S. Laiken, illustrated Pablo Marcus Studios, large easy-to-read print, like new